Native technologists ask Apache Software Foundation to change name

Re:Native technologists ask Apache Software Foundation to ch... by oxfordmale on Tuesday January 10, 2023 @11:57AM (#34327783)

Java and JavaScript are just a few technology names that can be perceived as cultural appropriation (Javanese culture from the island of Java, Indonesia)

Mazda is a car manufacturer, however, it also the name of a god.

Pick any technology name and it will have a double meaning in a language or region in the world.

Where do we stop?

It would be more meaningful if the Apache foundation included a link on the homepage explaining the origin of its name and an make an annual contribution to a relevant charity.

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Re:Native technologists ask Apache Software Foundation to ch... by giraffe_lady on Tuesday January 10, 2023 @12:12PM (#34328056)

If a group with a strong claim to representing one of those names comes forward with a public statement about why it's harmful we can evaluate it. We don't need to create a perfectly generalizable framework to address a specific concrete request.

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Re:Native technologists ask Apache Software Foundation to ch... by oxfordmale on Tuesday January 10, 2023 @12:20PM (#34328190)

Are you aware of the origin of the word Apache ? Their name comes from a Zuni word meaning "enemy". It means the Apache tribes have been culturally appropriating a word from a different tribe as a badge of honour. Or doesn't that count?

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